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Family travel when it might mean the demise of all is no figure of speech for two brothers and a sister who maneuvered their 57-foot boat through the Northwest Passage...
This month we are hosting our first Traveling Moms Instagram meme and we would love to have you join in the fun!
Planning your family vacation can be overwhelming--where to go, what to do, how to get there, you name it. There are a lot of details to planning a summer vacation....
“’Cause down the shore everything’s all right.” ---Tom Waits, JERSEY GIRL Some see the Jersey Shore as a travel destination, a place to take the family for a couple of...
Teens sometimes get a bad rap. People think they’re hard to please and harder to travel with. But the key to traveling with teens—and keeping the whole family happy—is to...
Air travel can be stressful nowadays with long lines, flight delays and cramped seating. Add luggage, children, strollers and even pets to the mix and you have a veritable powder...
Polished wood, burnished brass, a giant globe of the world and a gentleman Sea Captain in a navy blue blazer greet you as you enter the foyer of Disney Resort’s Yacht Club at Walt Disney World.ou’ve now entered Disney’s version of turn-of-the-century Nantucket complete with a lighthouse and [ ... ]
Parents of toddlers – stop limiting your vacations to staycations. This is coming from a mom who has raised a ddler into a traveler once, and is doing it all over again. If you have a toddler, you have anarchy on your hands … trust me, I know! But you don’t have to stick close to home if you [ ... ]
It may not be Daniel Day Lewis walking the streets of Springfield, Illinois, but there’s likely someone who looks a lot like him. OK, it will be someone who looks a lot like Daniel Day Lewis when he looks a lot like Abraham Lincoln.
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Looking for the perfect summer vacation? Dreaming of something tropical and exotic, yet Tahiti just isn’t in your budget? San Diego’s dise Point Resort feels like it’s a world away, yet there’s no passport required. Paradise Point sits on a 44-acre island on Mission Bay, just minutes fr [ ... ]
Great summer vacations start with planning. Where are we going to go? Where are we going to stay? For my kids one of their all time favorite trips was a road trip through South Dakota.
Our first trip to South Dakota was going to be a quick drive through on our way to somewhere else. Fortunately, we [ ... ]
It's always refreshing to see a new choice of hotel property near the San Francisco Airport -- and the options have gotten even better recently. Just a half mile from the airport, the hip and ultra modern new Aloft hotel is a great choice for a comfortable stay before or after flying or when vi [ ... ]
Although summer vacation in Massachusetts will start later than usual due to many snow days, it's time to start planning those summer family vacations in Massachusetts! For a small state, Massachusetts boasts some fabulous summer vacation spots - here are a few of the best, along with some insider t [ ... ]
After reading a recent post Food We are Taking to Disney by Rhode Island Traveling Mom, I realized that I knew all about this topic. We went to Disney World about ten times while we were stationed in Florida. We went so often that we found ourselves trying to save money any way we could. One of the main ways we did this was buying as little food in the park as possible.
All of the four main parks allow you to bring in a soft sided cooler. The two water parks allow you to take in a hard sided cooler. We always took our larger soft sided cooler with us and when we needed to we also took a second smaller cooler. We also took two small freezer pack things to put in the cooler to keep the food cold at the park and two sizes of Ziploc baggies to split the food into. I have three kids, so every item I packed there needed to be three of. If you make sandwiches in the room you will need sandwich size bags. We also make it a point to freeze some of the water bottles the night before. The frozen water will keep the cooler cold.
We took in a variety of items. Keep in mind we had a car and had no problem hitting a grocery store or two. There are also convenient stores/gas stations throughout Disney property and the nearest Wal Mart is close by. Also, you can get any utensils or condiments you may need at the park. No one is going to say anything to you if you go up to the condiment bar and get what you need. Here is a list of the things we have taken in with us.
Cold Items:
Grapes
Yogurt sticks
Cheese sticks
Sodas (cans are fine, but no glass!)
Lunchables
Premade sandwiches
Fruit cups
Applesauce
Carrots
Room Temperature
Crackers
Fruit and nut mix
Granola bars
Bananas
Apples
Pop tarts
Fruit snacks
Cookies
Goldfish
Pretzels
Chips
Other random items
Reusable coffee mug filled with coffee
Drinks mixes – You can refill your water bottles all over any of these parks, but sometimes the water doesn’t taste good. The water at the Magic Kingdom tastes especially bad. We refill and then mix in a drink flavor packets and the problem is solved.
Meagan is our Military Traveling Mom. You can also find her blogging at Mommy Travels. She has a passion for family travel, including maximizing military travel options. For more of Meagan’s adventures find her on facebook Mommy Travels, or follow her on twitter @MommyTravels
Rhode Island may be a small state, but it celebrates summer in a huge, family-friendly way.
One of the best known free warm weather events is the annual Waterfire celebration, [ ... ]
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